Young and the Restless Spoilers: Sharon Newman May Be Adam Newman’s Confidant as a Favor to Nick Newman

A STRUGGLING NICK NEWMAN ASKS SHARON FOR A FAVOR, AND ONE REPORT SAYS IT’S TO BE ADAM’S CONFIDANT

TL;DR: Young and the Restless spoilers: a struggling Nick asks Sharon Newman for a favor this week, and one report says it’s to become Adam’s confidant while he can’t let go of Ruby. Our call: Sharon says yes as a friend, not a therapist, and Chelsea is the one who pays for it.

Nick Admits He’s Struggling and Asks Sharon for a Favor That May Be About Adam

Does Nick ask Sharon to be Adam’s confidant this week? That’s the question in Young and the Restless spoilers as a struggling Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) goes to Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) for a favor. One report says the favor is about his half-brother, Adam Newman (Mark Grossman). Nick may admit it would take a load off his mind if Sharon became Adam’s confidant while Adam can’t let go of baby Ruby.

The favor itself is on tape. In this week’s promo, Sharon finds Nick at Crimson Lights and asks whether he’s going to meetings and working the steps. Nick answers, “Honestly, I’m kinda struggling, and I came in here to ask for a favor.” The promo gives no day, and only that one report says what the favor is.

Wednesday’s listing in this week’s spoilers reads, “Sharon worries about Nick’s sobriety.” So she’d be asked to carry Adam the same week she’s worried about Nick.

Why Adam? Because everyone around him says he needs help. On October 30, Adam told Nick he feels tied to Ruby, the baby he delivered for Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson), and Nick told him to let it go. On November 2, Adam asked for another child, and the next day Chelsea Lawson (Melissa Claire Egan) asked whether Ruby was the real reason and walked out.

In Monday’s episode, already seen in Canada, Billy turns down Adam’s invitation to fight and says he hopes Adam finds some help. Sally says she’s the only person Adam can talk to about Ava, the daughter they lost in 2023. A confidant would take exactly the seat Sally says she holds.

Should Sharon say yes to Nick’s favor? Write to our editor at amber@soapoperamagazine.com and tell us what you think.

Sharon Has Been Adam’s Sounding Board Before, and Chelsea Called It Every Time

This would be a rerun with the roles swapped. In December 2012, Chelsea watched Sharon and Adam kiss and walked out. On August 13, 2020, Adam turned up at Sharon Newman’s door and told her he needed her help and it couldn’t wait. She agreed to sessions with him days later, despite all the history between her, Adam and Chelsea.

Chelsea saw where it was going. On August 18, 2020, she told Adam, “This is what you two do, it’s what you’ve always done,” and, “It’s not what you need.” A month later she told Sharon to stay away from her fiancé.

On October 29, 2020, Chelsea handed him over with a line that still stings: “You’re the one he needs, Sharon. The one he always needs.” Every time Sharon has become Adam’s person, Chelsea has walked.

Will Sharon Become Adam’s Confidant on Young and the Restless?

Nothing has aired yet. The favor scene hasn’t reached Canada either, and the one report that names Adam hedges with “may.” If it happens, the word is confidant, not therapist: a friend’s ear for Adam, not sessions.

Our readers got there first. On our November 4 Facebook post asking whether you feel sorry for Adam, dozens of you said he needs therapy or counseling. One of the most-liked comments says he never dealt with his grief over Ava, and another reader says he needs counseling and distance from Billy’s family. Four days before the report, one reader suggested he “go see counseling with Sharon” instead.

On Reddit, fans have wanted this side of the brothers for weeks. When Nick told Adam to let Ruby go, one viewer wrote, “Nick being the voice of reason… that’s a change.” Another fan wants back the Adam who was “helping Nick take on his demons.” Now the brothers may trade places.

Nick Is Asking From a Weak Spot, and Chelsea and Sally Have a Stake

The timing matters. Nick left rehab on September 17, and on October 14 Adam suspected him of using drugs Nick swore he had flushed. On October 29, Nick told Sharon Newman she will never find Matt, and she called him a liar. On Thursday, Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) gives him the third degree about the whereabouts of Matt Clark (Roger Howarth).

A favor that gives Sharon someone else to worry about also takes some heat off Nick. Sally and Billy would likely welcome it, since Billy wants Adam to find help and Sally has been Adam’s only outlet. Chelsea is another story. The last time Sharon became Adam’s sounding board, Chelsea told her to stay away from her fiancé.

Should Sharon take on Adam, or does Nick need her more? Leave your answer in the comments.

See what’s next for Sharon, Nick and Adam in our full two-week Young and the Restless spoilers.

Sharon Says Yes as a Friend, and Chelsea Pays for It

Here’s where I land. Sharon Newman says yes, as a friend’s ear and not as sessions, because when Adam came to her door in 2020, she said yes. Sally and Billy will be relieved to hand that seat over. Chelsea is the one who pays, because every time Sharon has become Adam’s person, Chelsea has walked. And Nick gets a little less scrutiny the same week Sharon is worried about his sobriety.

Team Sharon says Adam needs someone who knows him. Team Chelsea says this is exactly what she warned about in 2020. Pick your side on our Facebook page.